Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whananaki bar today (17 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 13s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Whananaki bar at 8AM is: 0.2m 12s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 17). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (17 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 12s |
| Evening (17 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Whananaki bar. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Thu night. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat morning, min 12°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, fresh winds from the SW by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 12 | ENE 12 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ENE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | ENE 12 | NNE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 23 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 13 | 157 | 142 | 201 | 178 | 215 | 149 | 98 | 74 | 35 | 38 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:26AM1.89m | 11:38PM1.79m | 12:12PM1.80m | 00:25AM1.70m | 1:03PM1.72m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:10AM0.28m | 5:35PM0.44m | 5:54AM0.37m | 6:22PM0.54m | 6:41AM0.46m | 7:14PM0.62m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | ENE 12 | NNE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 |
| kJ | 23 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 13 | 157 | 142 | 201 | 178 | 215 | 149 | 98 | 74 | 35 | 38 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ENE 11 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 61 | 37 | 34 | 17 | 31 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | SE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | NE 10 | E 13 | E 13 | SE 12 | E 12 | ESE 10 | ENE 11 | ESE 12 | ESE 13 | SE 9 | N 9 | N 9 | SE 11 | E 13 | SE 11 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 5 | — |
| kJ | 3 | 7 | 17 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 3 | NNW 4 | N 4 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 6 | N 6 | N 7 | — | — | — | — | — | SW 3 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 3 | SW 3 | W 3 |
| kJ | 1 | 3 | 12 | 36 | 51 | 57 | 75 | 178 | 193 | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 5 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 82 | 82 | 437 | 437 | 437 | 147 | 82 | 152 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 57 | 168 | 14 | 90 | 90 | 206 | 206 | 355 | 411 | 363 |
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